# Who Takes The Crown?

> ResidualPlay case file: an overlooked Steam game still earning residual revenue. Estimates carry a ±30-50% error range per title.

- Steam appid: 2550290
- Developer: devthedoug
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $7.99
- Deal grade: B (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $322 to $482 per month (mid $402)
- Opportunity score: $543/month at x1.35 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 1.2k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $3.2k
- Review sentiment: 84% positive across 38 reviews (37 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 6.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer silent for 13 months
- Studio quiet across its whole catalog
- Last build shipped 13 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months

## Where a gross dollar goes (monthly, at current velocity)

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $730 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $635 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $574 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $402 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (6 months)

28, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 3 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 6 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$201 net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Estimated acquisition range

$9.6k to $19.3k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $4.8k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- koreana: 3%
- russian: 3%
- spanish: 3%
- japanese: 3%
- brazilian: 3% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 3%
- english: 84%

## Methodology

Units are estimated from Steam-purchase reviews times a release-cohort multiplier (Boxleiter method, 20-75x by year). Revenue uses an effective price (lifetime discounts and regional pricing) and nets out VAT (~13%), refunds (~9.5%) and Steam's 30% cut: roughly 55% of gross reaches the developer.

Source: https://residualplay.com/game/2550290
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.